170: The strength of Qinglong Academy

Mid-air.

Numerous aircraft rapidly traversed the sky; Great Xia Academy resembled a city of the future.

"As expected of Great Xia's number one academy, it's quite a bit larger than our Luo Jiang Academy."

"And Powerhouses are as numerous as the clouds."

Several people even saw figures traversing the sky with their Physical Bodies—those were all Seventh Realm Experts.

Six or seven minutes later.

The suspended train successfully arrived.

Everyone followed the main group into the stadium and waited inside the competitors' room.

However, they could already hear the clamor of the crowd outside.

Fei Xiaobao tugged at his clothes.

"I suddenly feel a little nervous. What should I do?"

"What is there to be nervous about?"

"It's a small scene. There are probably only four or five hundred thousand people outside."

"Only?"

"Exactly. Just relax."

"But it's being broadcast live! Millions of people are watching!"

Qin Tian said, "It's just the opening ceremony, not the competition yet."

"That may be true, but I'm still nervous."

Inside the stadium.

It was a sea of people.

"Why haven't the competitors come out yet?"

"Soon. All the important figures have arrived; they are next."

One after another.

All the important figures appeared in turn.

"Look quickly, Minister Lu."

"Headmaster Xia of Great Xia Academy has also appeared."

"Who is that person wearing the Demon Suppressing Army combat uniform?"

"General Dongfang Shou Zheng."

"Oh, so it's a Powerhouse from the Dongfang Family."

"The Old Prefect of Jingdu Prefecture is here too. It's been a while since that elder last showed his face, hasn't it?"

"Yes, I heard he's retiring soon."

On the Main Stand.

"Elder Tang, please sit quickly."

Minister Lu Youlin and Xia Sheng stood up to greet the elder who had just ascended the Main Stand.

The elder was named Tang Tianxun, the third Prefect of Great Xia's Jingdu, a contemporary of Dongfang Hao, and over a hundred years old.

"Haha... You two sit. I just came to watch the opening ceremony, sitting on the side is fine."

"That won't do."

Xia Sheng gave up his seat, allowing Tang Tianxun and Minister Lu Youlin to sit together in the center.

Then, Xia Sheng nodded to the Host beside him, a woman named He Qingqing.

He Qingqing stepped forward.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen and ladies!"

"The opening ceremony for the 2123 National Supernatural University Exchange Competition officially begins!"

"Please allow me to introduce the attendees watching the competition..."

"..."

"Next, please welcome the competitors from each academy to the stage."

"First, walking onto the field is Great Xia Academy, with a competitor count of... possessing three Level 6 Extraordinary Talent Geniuses... namely Dongfang Xuan, Meng Yun..."

"..."

"The next academy to enter is Luo Jiang Academy..."

"Let's go."

Xiao Weiqing led the Luo Jiang Academy team out of the lounge.

The moment they exited.

A huge cheer erupted.

However.

Slowly,

the mood changed.

"Wow, what a handsome guy! I love him."

"He really is handsome. Even I have to concede his brilliance. But what are those things behind him?"

"Is that dark-skinned uncle also a competitor? He must be at least thirty years old."

"They couldn't be cheating, could they?"

"Look, look at that one. Is that person still half-asleep?"

"That baby-faced one must be a child, right? Has he really undergone Awakening?"

"And, and, the two at the back are so interesting, one fat and one thin."

"It's hard to judge the strength of Luo Jiang Academy's competitors, but their appearance is certainly unique..."

"Seriously, that girl is too plain. If she didn't have a cute face and long hair, I'd think she was a guy."

"Is the last one a Beastmaster? Why is she carrying an Orange Cat, and such a fat one at that?"

Luo Jiang Academy.

The Upper Academy Trainees, watching the live broadcast in the Ziwei Pavilion, were doubled over with laughter at the comments on the bullet screen.

"I can't take it, I'm going to die laughing."

"Xiao Weiqing is truly suffering."

"Looking at it this way, the unremarkable He Ren suddenly seems pleasing to the eye."

"It seems so. Even Zhou Ming doesn't find him hateful anymore."

"There's no helping it; everything suffers when compared."

"Hehe... I'm saving all these comments so I can show them when they get back."

The Instructor's Small Courtyard.

Qian Yi was languidly staring at the Holographic Screen from her reclining chair.

"This stinky brat, he actually looks a bit charming when viewed like this."

Xinchang Prefecture, Wei Family.

"My Brother Qing is still the most handsome and the most powerful."

Returning to the Great Xia Academy stadium.

The group walked toward the designated spot for Luo Jiang Academy.

Fei Xiaobao waved occasionally, showing no sign of nervousness at all.

"The people of Jingdu Prefecture are truly enthusiastic."

Zhuang Yu was a bit unsure. "Are you sure this is enthusiasm?"

"Why wouldn't it be? Can't you see so many people smiling at me?"

"Sigh."

Xiao Weiqing sighed softly and quickened his pace.

The subsequent academies and Supernatural Universities entered, but they did not receive the same treatment as the Eight Great Academies; they entered in batches, and the Host only gave a brief introduction.

Soon.

Two hours passed.

Over 2,000 competitors were all in position.

"Next, please welcome the representatives of the Specially Invited Academy for this Exchange Competition: Azure Dragon Academy."

As soon as the words fell.

Whether inside the stadium or watching the live broadcast.

Discussion immediately erupted.

"Specially Invited?"

"Azure Dragon Academy?"

"Which school is that?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of it."

"Azure Dragon Academy, a Talent Cultivation Institution under the Azure Dragon Divine Hall, recruits around 500 people in Great Xia every year."

"The person above is correct, but haven't they always been secluded from the world?"

"Why would they participate in the National Exchange Competition this time?"

Ninety percent of the people had never heard of Azure Dragon Academy, and even those who heard the explanation were only curious.

Azure Dragon Academy had a total of thirty people, split into two columns.

The data showed that the leaders were both Level 6 Extraordinary Talents with Second Realm Three Dan strength.

"Is that real or fake?"

"They only recruit 500 people a year, yet they have two Level 6 Extraordinary Talents."

"And that's not all; both of them have Second Realm Three Dan strength."

"Great Xia has tens of millions of Supernatural University students, yet only Dongfang Xuan and Xiao Weiqing emerged."

"One can only say that this Azure Dragon Academy is truly terrifying!"

Xiao Weiqing was also startled by the mechanical broadcast; the strength of Azure Dragon Academy defied logic: 2 people with Level 6 Extraordinary Talent, 21 people with Level 5, and 7 people with Level 4.

What was terrifying was that both Level 6s had opened the Third Dantian, the Level 5s all had the Second Dan, and the Level 4s had the First Dan, with even some having the Second Dan.

How was this possible?

Twenty-one Level 5s, all having opened the Second Dan?

As far as he knew, Great Xia definitely didn't have thirty Level 5 Geniuses who had opened the Second Dan, and even Luo Jiang Academy only had Qin Tian, who had opened his recently.

Amidst the audience's exclamations of surprise.

The thirty people successively arrived at their designated location, joining the teams of the Eight Great Academies in the front row, positioned to the right of Luo Jiang Academy.

Xiao Weiqing felt several gazes sweep over him, one of which seemed somewhat familiar.

On the Main Stand.

The teachers and elders of Azure Dragon Academy arrived, four people in total.

"Greetings, everyone."

The person leading them was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, who bowed to Xia Sheng and the others.

"Min Huaixun, I didn't expect you to be leading the team," Dongfang Shou Zheng said.

Clearly, the two knew each other, but Dongfang Shou Zheng's expression revealed displeasure.

Min Huaixun returned a smile. "It's been a while since I returned to Great Xia. I came back to take a look while I was at it."

"Shou Zheng, long time no see. Even if you don't welcome me, you don't need to make that face."

"Hmph!"

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